[b]Time: Era of Gray (no precise timekeeping system developed)[/b]

[u]Platta Civilization[/u]
Population: 77

[u]Markings of Change[/u]
It has been many years since Darbu's insight, and the Platta have expanded signifigantly. Four camps mark different exploration areas. To the south of even the southern camp area, a younger Platta walks with a stick in their left hand pointing up in the air. To them, it is a toy of sorts, for they like to pretend to be a tree when they observe the forest on scouting missions. They are traveling with an older scout that is training them in the ways of exploration. The stick toy occasionally hits the ground, leaving little marks, but this Wasn't thought about very deeply until yesterday.

Yesterday, the scout and child were exploring there and had encountered some strange rocks that seemed more brown than normal. This led them to go deeper into the area than originally planned. But when the time came to return, it was forgotten the exact path taken. The little marks helped determine the path back. This insight had been spread throuhgout the southern camp but nowhere else yet.

On other events, the former gray secretary had died last week, and the role has since been taken by the secretary's only child. That child is an adult now, and has a gray cloth around their neck. They are talking with the messengers (courage + place = cyan) about messages to deliver to the camps in the north, west, and east. Specifically, the messages are about the latest finds of food sources and path marker idea. The Platta have become less relying on fish, but still largely enjoy it. A festival is planned soon to combine the foods found, as well as fish, to celebrate the successes of the explorations.

One such challenge the Platta keep finding is that it is difficult to determine what to bring, ciitng how easy it used to be in the past as it was clearly set. There have been attempts to resolve this, but none have arose clealy so far. While the path markers are seen as useful for navigation, using it elsewhere has not yet been considered.